Are you a lover of pleasures or pain? 

Toughen your mind against the allure of pleasures; for The soul is not to be pampered, as surrendering to pleasure, means also surrendering to pain, as The spirit is weakened by surroundings that are too pleasant. 

Therefore we ought to select, abodes which are wholesome not only for the body, & also for the character, hence remember to Place yourself, within that which enrich your wellness. 

What is Wellness, you ask? 

It means not being a slave to any circumstance, to any constraint, to any chance. 

On Baiae and Morals